There are approximately 458 kids involved in the Hebron Parks and Recreation youth basketball program, according to Recreation Supervisor Brittany Garnelis – not a bad participation rate considering the town's elementary school system encompasses just over 710 students. "Our program and teams are only open to Hebron residents," said Garnelis.

The program is open to grades 1 through 12. "The first and second grade program is an instructional program," said Garnelis. "As they go up in ages, the rules are adjusted to fit the learning experiences." The middle school and high school leagues follow standard high school rules, according to Garnelis. "We play a mixture of Hebron teams along with various other towns including Mansfield, Coventry, and Bolton," she said. High school teams are in leagues with eight or nine other towns, and the travel teams are also part of a league that plays a number of other towns, according to Garnelis.

The recreation basketball season begins in October, with evaluations. "The players come during a set gym time to be evaluated on their skills in order to make the teams as equal and fair as possible," said Garnelis. Travel teams are required to try out, "and only a certain number of players make those teams," said Garnelis. All players are accepted to the rec. teams.

The Hebron Parks and Rec. youth basketball program is supported by a basketball committee, which consists of members of the Parks and Recreation Commission, according to Garnelis. All coaches are volunteers.